Posted by
Bill Cherry on Saturday, August 16, 2008 2:20:46 PM
While I don't know how it all hooks up, at least some of the radio stations that are affiliated with Townhall.com are owned by a large corporation that primarily owns and operates Christian stations. The company's name is Salem Communications. The Dallas station I listen to is KSKY-AM, and it is one of the company's affiliates.
It is a mystery to me why any of their stations would broadcast Laura Schlessinger's advice program. Here are some of my reasons:
There are any number of nude photographs of her, in her younger days, posted on the Internet. At least a couple sitting and with her legs spread. We used to call that "spread eagle." They were apparently taken by her lover, an older man, who was cheating on his wife at the time. She apparently has had at least one other affair with a married man.
Calling her program and referring to herself as Dr. Laura infers that she has a Ph.D. in one of the psychology disciplines.
Laura Schlessinger's is in physiology, although to be completely fair, she does have several certifications, one in marriage counseling. These certifications are also available to those with master's degrees in counseling.
It seems to me she should only be using the "doctor" handle when opining on subjects having to do with physiology.
Finally, there is a long biographical piece about Ms. Schlessinger on Wikipedia. Apparently Salem didn't read it. The woman has exhibited a lifetime of strange and dysfuctional behavior. If you read it, I think you will agree that it is inappropriate for her program to be carried on Salem stations, stations that carry serious and informative shows.